Decorating a baby’s nursery is one of life’s sweetest pleasures, don’t you think? Use these Decorative Baby Blocks as a finishing touch, and make them however you like – change the papers and the colors; spell out the baby’s name; super-size them and use 5” cubes instead of 3” cubes. Make them for yourself, or to give to a special mom-to-be. If you’re hosting a baby shower, these would make a pretty, keepsake centerpiece.

Change up the papers to match your selected palette for the baby’s nursery.

And here’s how to make the Decorative Baby Blocks. (Please remember that these are decorative only and are not toys. Please keep the Decorative Baby Blocks and Hot Air Balloon Baby Mobile out of reach and don’t let the baby play with them!)

Decorative Baby Blocks by Rebekah Meier.

To make the Decorative Baby Blocks, you’ll need:

STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam: three, 3” cubes

Cardstock, 12” x 12”, one sheet each pink and light green

Coordinating scrapbook papers, three assorted 12″ x 12″ sheets

Chipboard letters, 1″: B, A, B, Y (Rebekah used purchased letters, but you could also cut out with die-cutting equipment)

2. Wrap a foam cube in two of the pink strips, and firmly crease each strip at the corners. Remove the strips and fold the paper along the crease lines. Wrap and glue the strips around the cubes. Repeat, making one more pink cube and a green cube.

4. Cut six 2″ squares and six 2-1/2″ squares from the cardstock and scrapbook papers. Mixing and matching the papers, layer the squares on each side of a block. Repeat for each block.

Embellish with items from your craft stash, like buttons, ribbon and letters.

5. Paint B-A-B-Y letters and other embellishments to match. Let dry. Glue letters to front and back of blocks.

I still see traditional pastels, especially pink and blue, used in baby’s rooms. But I’m also seeing a lot of green, aqua and touches of brown and orange. My daughter’s room was a warm and sunny yellow. What color did you use in your baby’s nursery?

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